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The winner of the number 8 moment of the teens was, likely, the most purely fun moment on the list: Munenori Kawasaki’s game winning double and “I am Janpanese” post-game interview.
Kawasaki reminded us that the game was entertainment. He was fun. The running on the spot off first base. The dancing. And the great quotes: “Monkeys don’t get cramps” was a favorite of mine (a few years ago we were on holiday in Costa Rica a guide told us that monkeys, in the wild, don’t eat bananas and my son was so hurt, thinking that cartoons were lying to him all those years, but I digress). He was playing a kid’s game and having fun doing, that’s pretty refreshing.
I mean, you couldn’t build a winning team around a guy like Kawasaki, but it isn’t bad to have him around to keep the team loose and entertain us.
I was at this game, but I missed the interview, we were heading towards the exits.
Who wouldn’t like him?
Some are out of order this week.
Poll
My choice for the Blue Jays number 9 moment of the 2010s
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0%
2016 ALDS game 2, Jays hit four home runs off Yu Darvish, October 2, 2016
(1 vote) -
2%
Alomar inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame, July 24, 2011
(4 votes) -
1%
Brett Lawrie throws helmet, hits umpire, May 16, 2012
(3 votes) -
3%
Cavan Biggio hits for cycle September 17, 2019
(6 votes) -
0%
Chad Jenkins pitches 6 innings in Jays 19 inning win over Tigers, August 10, 2014
(1 vote) -
0%
Dustin McGowan pitches again September 6, 2011
(0 votes) -
0%
Goins and Barney pitch in 19 inning game vs Cleveland, Jays lose 2-1, July 1, 2016
(0 votes) -
3%
J.P. Arencibia hits 2 homers (and 4 total hits) in MLB debut, August 7, 2010
(6 votes) -
0%
Jays come back from down by 8 against the Reds June 20, 2014
(0 votes) -
0%
Jays score 7 in the 9th inning against the Rays to win September 20, 2018
(1 vote) -
1%
Jays score 9 in the 7th inning, come back from down 8-1 vs the Red Sox June 12, 2015
(2 votes) -
1%
Jose Bautista asks Steve Simmons "who are you and why are you talking to me?" on twitter
(3 votes) -
4%
Jose Bautista hits home run number 50 vs Mariners Felix Hernandez in Seattle September 23, 2010
(7 votes) -
2%
Jose Bautista homers off Darren O’Day and skips to first, June 23, 2013
(4 votes) -
1%
Josh Donaldson dives into the stands June 24, 2015
(3 votes) -
0%
Josh Donaldson hat trick homers August 29, 2016
(0 votes) -
0%
Josh Donaldson trade, November 28, 2014
(1 vote) -
7%
Kevin Pillar robs home run, April 15, 2015
(11 votes) -
5%
Kevin Pillar steals second, third then home vs Dellin Betances of the Yankees, April 1, 2018
(9 votes) -
0%
Lourdes Gurriel steals home vs Red Sox April 9, 2019
(0 votes) -
0%
Lourdes Gurriel’s mult-hit streak goes 11 games, July 29, 2018
(0 votes) -
0%
Marco Estrada takes perfect game into the 8th, June 24, 2015
(0 votes) -
0%
Marcus Stroman homers in Atlanta May 18, 2017
(0 votes) -
0%
Martin Russell’s throw hitting Shin-Soo Choo’s bat, October, 14, 2015
(1 vote) -
0%
Martin Russell’s throw hitting Shin-Soo Choo’s bat, October, 14, 2015
(1 vote) -
0%
Rajai Davis catch robs home run. October 5, 2015
(0 votes) -
0%
Rajai Davis scores from second on a bunt, August 5, 2012
(0 votes) -
1%
Rangers make 3 errors to set up Baustista’s home run, October 14, 2015
(2 votes) -
0%
Roy Halladay dies in plane crash, November7, 2017
(1 vote) -
5%
Roy Halladay inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame, July 21, 2019
(8 votes) -
0%
Russell Martin playing preseason games in Montreal, April 3, 2015
(0 votes) -
0%
Russell Martin’s dad playing Oh Canada in Montreal April 3, 2015
(0 votes) -
1%
Steve Pearce hits second walk-off grand slam in a week, July 31, 2017
(2 votes) -
6%
The Coghlan leap, April 25, 2017
(10 votes) -
0%
The Marlins trade, November 13, 2012
(1 vote) -
1%
The Tulo/Reyes trade, July 28, 2015
(2 votes) -
0%
Vernon Wells trade, January 21, 2011
(0 votes) -
0%
Vladimir Guerrero hits first 2 MLB home runs in San Francisco, May 14, 2019
(1 vote) -
34%
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the Home run derby, July 8, 2019
(54 votes) -
4%
Vladimir Guerrero walkoff home run in Montreal, March 28, 2018
(7 votes) -
0%
2019 Jays 7 run comeback win over Rays in 12 innings, July 27
(1 vote) -
0%
David Price Trade, July 30, 2019
(1 vote) -
1%
Marco Estrada’s start in game 3 of the 2015 ALDS, October 12, 2015
(3 votes)